Uroš Kovač
uroskovac.bsky.social
Uroš Kovač
@uroskovac.bsky.social
Social anthropologist working on gender, migration, religion, sports. Fieldwork in Cameroon, Kenya, and Europe. Postdoc at the University of Groningen.
Thank you to @scmrjems.bsky.social for publishing my perspectives on migration brokerage, human trafficking, and racialization in football. It has been a long time in the making!
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The promise of empowerment: football migration brokerage between west Africa and Europe
Since the 1990s, west African young men have increasingly aspired to migrate through football, i.e. to play football as a career and a strategy to migrate abroad. Key figures in their migration pro...
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February 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New paper out in Africa, contribution to a special collection on competition and mis/trust.

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A leap of faith: football and religion among aspiring migrants in Cameroon | Africa | Cambridge Core
A leap of faith: football and religion among aspiring migrants in Cameroon - Volume 94 Issue 3
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December 19, 2024 at 10:29 AM